Today's Manufacturing Week business news from Insider |
Latest News | A Bolton-headquartered heating element manufacturer has a strong plan for profitable growth, its managing director has told Insider, on the back of completing the takeover of a rail industry specialist. Read More… |
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Alain Dilworth, programme manager at Made Smarter, says over the last two years, the Made Smarter Adoption Pilot has been able to make a real impact to manufacturing across the North West. During my time as Programme Manager I have witnessed so many transformational, innovative and exciting projects take place and seen first-hand the real difference this has made to some of our clients and their employees. Read More… |
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Made Smarter is to host a virtual conference to show manufacturers how to leverage and fast-track digital technology and tools for a year of recovery, growth and resilience. Read More… |
Sales and profits surged at Weetabix during the first quarter of its US parent company's financial year, new figures have revealed. Read More… |
The number of new vans being registered in the UK increased in January, according to new figures. Read More… |
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Boohoo has struck a deal to acquire the Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis brands out of administration in a deal worth £25.2m. Read More… |
Begbies Traynor has bought a London-based firm of chartered surveyors. Read More… |
TDR Capital has approached Manchester-headquartered Arrow Global about a possible all-cash offer to purchase the debt purchase and management business. Read More… |
Manchester-based accountancy firm Royce Peeling Green (RPG) is to be joined by Crawfords Chartered Accountants after the pair struck a deal. Read More… |
Cheshire-based asset management company Imagile Professional Services (IPSL) has acquired a specialist compliance and risk management consultancy. Read More… |
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Carolyn Gelling, from The International Stock Exchange Group, says as we remain in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic, ‘twenty-twenty-one’ looks likely to be another year that will remain etched on our memories. It has certainly been a profound start to a new decade thus far, and after the events of 2020, what have we noticed in terms of new stock exchange listing trends and what do we anticipate for this current calendar year? Read More… |
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Nine councils across Greater Manchester are set to have their say on plans to bring forward an ambitious joint development strategy for the city region. Read More… |
Avison Young has announced a number of promotions across its North West offices. Read More… |
Companies across St Helens are "still a long way from business as usual", according to new data. Read More… |
Borrowing by UK businesses is set to hit £60bn by the end of 2021, according to research from EY. Read More… |
Accountancy and business advisory firm Azets has made a number of promotions. Read More… |
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The IR35 legislation – named for the title of the press release from the Inland Revenue (now HMRC) that foreshadowed its introduction – has been with us since April 2000. Lucy Flynn, employment lawyer with Beyond Corporate, takes a closer look. Read More… |
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Redsun Projects has submitted an application for the second phase of development at AVIATOR in Ellesmere Port. Read More… |
Miller Homes' plans to develop a site in Knowsley could soon advance. Read More… |
A final handover has brought an end to Halton Housing's six-year regeneration programme in in Widnes. Read More… |
A consortium of private investors has acquired the freehold investment of South Lakes Safari Zoo. Read More… |
The company behind plans to build a waste-to-energy plant at Ellesmere Port has secured a £14m investment for the project. Read More… |
Revised plans to a hotel development in Liverpool have been unanimously backed. Read More… |
A 115,000 sq ft office building designed to "set the benchmark for sustainable commercial development" has been given the green light for a site in Salford. Read More… |
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In our previous blog you heard from my colleague Richard Bray who talked about the drivers of change and traits of successful transformation. Here, Carolyn Hicks from Deloitte, will focus on Workforce Transformation. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | A consultation on how Manchester's history and the people who made it should be reflected in public spaces across the city has launched. Read More… |
Animmersion UK has developed a real-time viewing platform for a North West housebuilder. Read More… |
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